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From caveman to greenland: The hunger that never left

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Tibetan Buddhist leader with provincial-level senior positions reported held, disappeared

(TibetanReview.net, Jan24’26) – China removed the head-lama of a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Yushu prefecture of Qinghai province from his provincial level political advisory and religious bodies in Dec 2024 and arrested him for having allegedly helped a fugitive...

China loses its top general to President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption bludgeon

(TibetanReview.net, Jan24’26) –China’s defence ministry has announced Jan 24 that senior military officials Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli had been investigated for suspected serious discipline and law violations, reported China’s state news agency Xinhua Jan 24. “Following a review…...

Senior Tibetan Monastic Leader Disappears Following Arbitrary Detention

Chinese authorities detain senior Tibetan lama Lobsang Lungrik in Qinghai. His whereabouts remain unknown following allegations of illegal overseas connections.

China faces criticism as record 10,500 Tibetan students enrolled in ‘Tibet Classes’, raising concerns of cultural assimilation

More than 10,000 Tibetan students were enrolled in China's Tibet Classes in 2025, the highest since the programme began. The expansion includes new schools and vocational classes, while the programme continues to face criticism over cultural assimilation and political...

Over 10,000 Tibetan students enrolled in China’s ‘Tibet Classes’ amid accelerated sinicisation drive

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 24: More than 10,000 Tibetan students were enrolled in so-called “Tibet Classes” across major Chinese cities in 2025, marking the highest annual intake since the programme’s inception, according to Chinese government data published in a...

Tibetan transgender artist reflects on identity, belonging and change at book launch

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 24: Tibetan transgender artist, author, and community educator Tenzin Mingyur Paldron, also known as Doc Tenzin, spoke candidly about identity, parental love, community responsibility, and social change during the launch of his graphic memoir A Capacity...

WUC urges UK PM Keir Starmer to raise Uyghur genocide during landmark China visit

According to the WUC, the prospect of deeper engagement with China has generated serious concern among Uyghur communities and human rights advocates, given that there have been no meaningful policy changes in East Turkistan since the last UK prime...

Tibetan Monastic Leader Missing Following Arbitrary Detention in Chumarleb, Yushu

Chinese authorities have reportedly detained Lobsang Lungrik, a Tibetan Buddhist lama and senior religious official in Qinghai province, with his whereabouts remaining unknown since December 2024. Lobsang Lungrik, 51, is the head lama of Ba Gön Monastery, a Gelug...

King Songtsen Gampo’s Queen Bhrikuti Stripped of National Status in Nepal

Nepal removes Bhelsa Tritsun (Princess Bhrikuti), King Songtsen Gampo's queen, from its national luminaries list, sparking efforts to restore her legacy.

Nepal Drops Songtsen Gampo’s Queen 'Bhelsa Tritsun' from Luminaries List

Nepal removes Bhelsa Tritsun (Princess Bhrikuti), King Songtsen Gampo's queen, from its national luminaries list, sparking efforts to restore her legacy.

Report: 3.36 million Tibetans affected by China’s forced labour drive since 2000, 650,000 in 2024 alone

(TibetanReview.net, Jan23’26) – UN rights experts have on Jan 22 expressed deep concern stemming from allegations of forced labour affecting Uyghur, Kazakh and Kyrgyz minority groups as well as Tibetans in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and across other...

UN Experts Warn Millions of Tibetans Affected by Forced Labor

UN experts warn state-imposed forced labor and resettlement in Tibet may amount to crimes against humanity, urging strict global supply chain scrutiny.

UN Experts: Tibet Forced Labor May Be 'Crime Against Humanity'

UN experts warn state-imposed forced labor and resettlement in Tibet may amount to crimes against humanity, urging strict global supply chain scrutiny.

Gelug MPs offer repentance for “faults” but deny defaming Dalai Lama 

Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 21: The two incumbent Gelug parliament members, Geshe Lharampa Atuk Tseten and Geshe Lharampa Gowo Lobsang Phende, offered repentance at Drepung Monastery during an official ceremony on Tuesday following directives issued by the monastery’s administrative body,...

16th Kashag Convenes 8th Permanent Strategy Committee Meeting

Dharamshala: The 16th Kashag of the Central Tibetan Administration convened the 8th Permanent Strategy Committee meeting at the Bylakuppe Tibetan Settlement in Karnataka, India, on 23 January 2026. The three-day meeting is chaired by Sikyong Penpa Tsering and attended...

Famed Tibetan King’s Nepali queen no longer in home country’s national luminaries list

(TibetanReview.net, Jan22’26) – Bhrikuti, Bhelsa Tritsun in Tibetan, is no longer in Nepal’s list of national luminaries because there was no proper research on her despite the fact that her contribution to Buddhism and Buddhist culture in Tibet as...

UN experts sound the alarm: Forced labor and resettlement in Tibet must have international consequences – millions of Tibetans affected

January 22, 2026 The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) welcomes the statement released today by independent UN experts expressing their deep concern about ongoing allegations of state-organized forced labor in China. In addition to Uyghur, Kazakh, and Kyrgyz communities,...

GATPM Urges UK to Confront Beijing as Hong Kong Democrats Remain Jailed

GATPM, London | 22 January 2026 The Global Alliance for Tibet & Persecuted Minorities (GATPM) unequivocally condemns today’s decision at the West Kowloon Courts, which once again lays bare the systematic destruction of Hong Kong’s freedoms under the National...

UN experts accuse China of systematic forced labour targeting Uyghurs, Tibetans

UN human rights experts warned that China is using widespread forced labour programmes targeting Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz minorities and Tibetans. They said labour transfers and relocations involve coercion, surveillance and threats, and may amount to crimes against humanity.

The Chinese Government Has Sent Over 10,000 Students From Tibetan Regions to China in 2025

Reported By Kelsang Jinpa Edited By Pema Tso Translated By TenGyal In 2025, the Chinese government enrolled more than 10,000 students from the Tibetan regions in so-called Tibet Classes in major Chinese cities. The authorities claimed that this is...

TYC President Highlights the Role of Youth in Advancing Tibet Advocacy at DIIR Training Programme

On 22 January 2026, the Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR) of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) organized a training programme for the North Zone Voluntary Tibet Advocacy Groups (VTAGs) of India. The programme featured Mr. Tsering Chomphel,...

His Holiness the Dalai Lama Attends Offering of Long-live Prayers in Mundgod

Mundgod, Karnataka, India, 21st January 2026: This morning His Holiness the Dalai Lama left Drepung Gomang Monastery for the short drive to the Ganden Monastery campus. His first stop was at Jangtsé College where he had been requested to...

Two Gelug exile Tibetan parliament members offer their penitence after the state oracle rebuke

(TibetanReview.net, Jan21’26) – The two Gelug members of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile (TPiE) have on Jan 20 offered their solemn penitence in keeping with a directive issued by the Lachi of the Drepung monastic university in the Doeguling...

Gelug MPs Apologise Under Ultimatum But Deny Core Allegation of Defaming Dalai Lama

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 21 January: In an unprecedented ceremony marked by contradiction, the Gelug MPs of Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile (TPiE) appeared for a mandated apology ceremony on Tuesday. While expressing remorse as instructed by the Nechung Oracle's pronouncement, the...